tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47871292668070674532017-02-06T00:59:36.619-05:00Talk is CheapOne might say; But then again, they never talked about books!DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-50380687053909453912012-04-07T18:54:00.000-04:002012-04-07T18:54:51.691-04:00Ummm.... Well, hello there ;)<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327873996l/8306857.jpg" style="-webkit-user-select: none;" /></div><br />It has been a certainly long time....... &nbsp;I bought two book today, Born Wicked and The Calling and am excited to read them! I also finished Divergent which is BRILLIANT! New favorate book. Bravo, Veronica Roth, Bravo! If you haven't read it, go buy it NOW. Then thank me later :PDAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-81373615166588584572011-07-31T20:51:00.001-04:002011-07-31T21:14:10.460-04:00Gosh... I'm Lazy<div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, I would chalk up my absence to this blog for the last three mouths to aliens abducting me, but none of you'd believe me and that would make me a liar. So, I have concluded that I'm just lazy and.... THAT I WENT TO EUROPE FOR A WHOLE MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew that doesn't count the other two months of absence, I know. Anyway, while I was there and on a tour bus going through for more than 30 hours with my International choir, I read a lot. And I mean a lot. So.... that means tons of reviews!!!! So stay tuned and just to give you a peak of what i have been reading, here are my top five favs from the trip!</span></div><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11721105-uncommon-criminals"><img alt="Uncommon Criminals (Heist Society Series #2)" height="200" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1308072651l/11721105.jpg" width="131" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8492856-what-happened-to-goodbye"><img alt="What Happened to Goodbye" height="200" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311281773l/8492856.jpg" width="131" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7896345-the-gathering"><img alt="The Gathering (Darkness Rising, #1)" height="200" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1277820938l/7896345.jpg" width="132" /><img alt="http://steliq.com/c/lm/9/9f/15377396_delirium.jpg" src="http://steliq.com/c/lm/9/9f/15377396_delirium.jpg" /><img alt="http://outofbodyexperiences.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/ghost-and-goth.jpg" height="200" src="http://outofbodyexperiences.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/ghost-and-goth.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8492856-what-happened-to-goodbye"></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11721105-uncommon-criminals"></a>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-70322557954647931532011-04-18T16:13:00.001-04:002011-07-31T21:15:17.739-04:00Mastiff Cover REVEALED!!!!!<div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mastiff: The Legend of Beka Cooper #3</b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div align="center" id="imagePlaceHolder" valign="middle"><noscript>&amp;amp;lt;div id="imageViewerDiv"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Ilh-HHAXL._SS500_.jpg" id="prodImage" /&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;</noscript> <script language="Javascript"> var imageViewerTagDiv = '<div id="imageViewerDiv"> <img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Ilh-HHAXL._SS500_.jpg" id="prodImage" /></div>'; document.write(imageViewerTagDiv); </script><br /><div id="imageViewerDiv"><img id="prodImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Ilh-HHAXL._SS500_.jpg" />&nbsp;</div><div id="imageViewerDiv"></div><div id="imageViewerDiv" style="color: black;">Who else is excited for this?!?! I know I am and I've<br />been waiter for almost two years(ish). It feels that way ;) Still no summery that I can find, though. If you have found one, please leave a link in the comments! </div></div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-20590681756483369002011-03-13T17:55:00.002-04:002011-07-31T21:15:59.300-04:00Spring Forward, Fall Back Plus The Luxe<div style="color: white;">Hello Everyone,&nbsp;</div><div style="color: white;">Day Light Savings time! Spring forward an hour. Now onto the review</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="http://cdn.thefrisky.com/images/uploads/the_luxe_c.jpg" src="http://cdn.thefrisky.com/images/uploads/the_luxe_c.jpg" />&nbsp;</div><div align="center" style="color: black;">Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn.<br />Irresistible boys with mischievous smiles and dangerous intentions.<br />White lies, dark secrets, and scandalous hookups.<br />This is Manhattan, 1899. </div><div style="color: black;">Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's social scene. Or so it appears. When the girls discover their status among New York City's elite is far from secure, suddenly everyone—from the backstabbing socialite Penelope Hayes, to the debonair bachelor Henry Schoonmaker, to the spiteful maid Lina Broud—threatens Elizabeth's and Diana's golden future. </div><div style="color: black;">With the fate of the Hollands resting on her shoulders, Elizabeth must choose between family duty and true love. But when her carriage overturns near the East River, the girl whose glittering life lit up the city's gossip pages is swallowed by the rough current. As all of New York grieves, some begin to wonder whether life at the top proved too much for this ethereal beauty, or if, perhaps, someone wanted to see Manhattan's most celebrated daughter disappear... </div><div style="color: black;">In a world of luxury and deception, where appearance matters above everything and breaking the social code means running the risk of being ostracized forever, five teenagers lead dangerously scandalous lives. This thrilling trip to the age of innocence is anything but innocent.&nbsp;</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">********&nbsp;</div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">I had heard so many good things about The Luxe over this past year, so I decided to finally pick it up. It was... fine. It took awhile for me to actually get into it and the only person I really liked as a character was Dianna,&nbsp; Elizabeth sister. The others seemed flat and with only... maybe one or two emotions. Penelope-- Hatred and lust. Elizabeth-- Love and sadness. I guess I heard </span><i style="color: black;">too</i><span style="color: black;"> many good things and my expectations were a little too high. Otherwise, the novel was as dramatic and delightful as it appears to be. Great plot and semi-predictable. And I must say that I ogled the cover as much as I read the book. The covers are fantastic and I might just buy them all for that reason ;)</span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;">Read, Write, Love</div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;">Daisy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-16524971156533324002011-02-23T20:09:00.005-05:002011-07-31T21:17:14.539-04:00Demonglass<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PKdB6l6apOc/TNGoH-5GjyI/AAAAAAAAA4I/vMbrPQ4IJFg/s1600/7862667.jpg" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PKdB6l6apOc/TNGoH-5GjyI/AAAAAAAAA4I/vMbrPQ4IJFg/s400/7862667.jpg" width="265" /></div><div style="color: black;"><br /></div><div style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><div style="color: black;"><br /></div><div style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><div id="imageViewerDiv" style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;">********* </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sophie Mercer thought she was a witch. <br /><br />That was the whole reason she was sent to Hex Hall, a reform school for delinquent Prodigium (aka&nbsp;witches,&nbsp;shapeshifters, and fairies). But that was before she discovered the family secret, and&nbsp;that her hot crush, Archer Cross, is an agent for The Eye, a group bent on wiping Prodigium off the face of the earth.<br /><br />Turns out, Sophie’s a <i>demon</i>, one of only two in the world—the other being her father. What’s worse, she has powers that threaten the lives of everyone she loves. Which is precisely why Sophie decides she must go to London for the Removal, a dangerous procedure that will destroy her powers.<br /><br />But once Sophie arrives she makes a shocking discovery. Her new friends? They’re demons too. Meaning&nbsp;<i>someone</i> is raising them in secret with creepy plans to use their powers, and probably not for good. Meanwhile, The Eye is set on hunting Sophie down, and they’re using Acher to do it. But it’s not like she has feelings for him anymore. Does she? </div><div style="text-align: center;">***********</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">&nbsp;The first thing I thought after finishing Demonglass was OH. MY. GOD.</span><span style="color: white;"> First off, Sophie is just as sarcastic and lovable as in Hex Hall </span><i style="color: black;">and</i><span style="color: white;"><span style="color: black;"> so is her father. Second, the storyline of Demonglass is twister and darker than Hex Hall; More betrayal, more demons, and more drama. Did Sophie say life as a demon would be easy? As for all your Archer fans out there, yes he is back. But I prefer gardeners-- that wear plaid shirts--*cough cough CAL! cough cough*.&nbsp; My only hang up on Demonglass is the ending. It was a WHAT-THE-FUDGE moment. But then again, authors do enjoy giving their fans a HUGE cliffhanger ending. Or so I'm told. So for you guys holding your breath, Demonglass is a must read-- as long as you can handle the one year wait for Raising Demons after the cliffhanger. I warn you, it's going to be </span></span><i style="color: black;">hard</i><span style="color: white;">. Good luck my fellow readers!</span><br /><div style="color: black;"><br /></div><div style="color: black;">I would also like to thank <a href="http://aten-ra.blogspot.com/search/label/tourshttp://aten-ra.blogspot.com/search/label/tours">Different Area Codes Book Tours</a> for allowing me to be apart of the ARC tour!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/aten__ra/gitoasbutton1.gif" /></center> <br /><div style="color: black;">Read, Write Love,</div><div style="color: black;">Daisy</div><div id="imageViewerDiv" style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=4a4e1ef1-9e6b-4153-9a63-b11768f10c51" style="border: medium none; float: right;" /></a></div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-5013923818703768282011-02-23T05:38:00.001-05:002011-07-31T21:17:44.626-04:00Dark Mirror ARC Winner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8705693-dark-mirror" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dark Mirror (Dark Passage, #1)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1291653622l/8705693.jpg" />&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">As usual the winner was picked using Random.org....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">April X</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span style="font-size: small;">Please email me your address as soon as possible!</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: black;">Read, Write, Love</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: left;">Daisy </div><div class="zemanta-pixie"><img alt="" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif" /></div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-8670979644377863402011-02-19T16:26:00.004-05:002011-07-31T21:18:31.779-04:00Cover Revealed! Liar's Moon by Elizabeth Bunce<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10345489-liar-s-moon" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Liar's Moon (Thief Errant, #2)" height="400" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1298001260l/10345489.jpg" width="256" />&nbsp;</a></div><br /><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText2767286079251791103">Prisons, poisons, and passions combine in a gorgeously written fantasy noir. <br /><br />As a pickpocket, Digger expects to spend a night in jail every now and then. But she doesn't expect to find Lord Durrel Decath there as well--or to hear he's soon to be executed for killing his wife. <br /><br />Durrel once saved Digger's life, and when she goes free, she decides to use her skills as a thief, forger, and spy to return the favor. But each new clue only opens up new mysteries. Durrel's late wife had an illegal business on the wrong side of the civil war raging just outside the city gates. Digger keeps finding forbidden magic in places it has no reason to be. <br /><br />And for a thief in a town full of liars, sometimes it doesn't pay to know the truth.</span> </div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">*********</div><div style="color: black;">AHAHAHAHH!!!! After I read StarCrossed I couldn't wait for Liar's Moon. And now here is it's amazing cover!</div><div style="color: black;"><br /></div><div style="color: black;">Read, Write,&nbsp; Love</div><div style="color: black;">Daisy</div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-63477719590906748912011-02-16T06:08:00.003-05:002011-07-31T21:19:33.457-04:00Dark Mirror ARC Giveaway<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8705693-dark-mirror"><img alt="Dark Mirror (Dark Passage, #1)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1291653622l/8705693.jpg" /></a><span id="freeText8765513767792806399"> </span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText8765513767792806399">Lady Victoria Mansfield, youngest daughter of the Earl and <br />Countess of Fairmount, is destined for a charmed life. Soon she <br />will be presented during the London season, where she can choose a mate worthy of her status. <br /><br />Yet Tory has a shameful secret—a secret so powerful that, if <br />exposed, it could strip her of her position and disgrace her family forever. Tory’s blood is tainted…by magic. When a shocking accident forces Tory to demonstrate her despised skill, the secret she’s fought so hard to hide is revealed for all to see. She is immediately exiled to Lackland Abbey, a reform school for young men and women in her position. There she will learn to suppress her deplorable talents and maybe, if she’s one of the lucky ones, be able to return to society. <br /><br />But Tory’s life is about to change forever. All that she’s ever <br />known or considered important will be challenged. What lies <br />ahead is only the beginning of a strange and wonderful journey <br />into a world where destiny and magic come together, where true <br />love and friendship find her, and where courage and strength of <br />character are the only things that determine a young girl’s worth.</span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText8765513767792806399">&nbsp;</span><span id="freeText8765513767792806399">********</span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: xx-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">I decided to share the love and give my ARC I won and goodreads away ... SO here are the rules</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">( This may get confusing, but don't worry I'll explain!)</span></b></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><ol><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span">You must leave a comment, giving me your e-mail, twitter name ( If you have one) and extra entries</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span">Each entry ( including the one you get for just entering) must have a number.</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span">The number you will start with will be determined by the number LAST posted. &nbsp;( e.g Last posted 120, you start at 121...)</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span">This is only for U.S ( sorry), I'm poor at the moment)</span></li></span></ol><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span> </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">EXTRA ENTRIES:</span></b></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Tweet: +2 ( must have @bookpyscho* or will not count) *I know it's spelled wrong. You can tweet every 24 hours.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Blog post: +5 (Leave link please)</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Sidebar: +3 ( Leave link please)</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Follower: New +2 , &nbsp;Old +5</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span">&nbsp;</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">( Before this Giveaway)</span></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">So..</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span">.. here's an example </span></span></div></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The person before had posted the number 69 last so....</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Daisy</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Email: blah ( at) &nbsp;g-mail ( dot) com</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Twitter: @blahtwitter</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">#70, 71 Tweeted: +2&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">#73,74,75,76,77 Blog: +5 Link</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">#78 &amp; 79:&nbsp;New Follower: +2</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">#80:Just to enter: 1!</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">P.S</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"> you can also leave the numbers at the bottom like so: # 70,71,72.. etc</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The next person that comments will began at 81! FYI, if you tweet the next day start a new comment and number them accordingly ( if the person before you put 40... you put 41).&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Hope that makes sense, if not, e-mail me at dambloggers@gmail.com with any questions. Let the contest begin!&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">********</span></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">(Copied off Nightshade Giveaway</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">********</span></span></div><div style="color: black;"></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Good Luck, have fun, and the contest ends Feb 22nd!</span></span></div><div style="color: black;"></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: small;">Read, Write Love</span></span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: small;">Daisy </span></span></span></div><div style="color: black;"></div><div style="color: black;"></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="freeText8765513767792806399"> </span></div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-27984225741597784382011-02-13T17:17:00.002-05:002011-07-31T21:23:32.749-04:00Want to Win a Nook?!?!?<center style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><center><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ca226b;"><b>The Nook Giveaway winner will receive:</b></span></span></center></center><center style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></center><center style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></center><center style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></center><center style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></center><center style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></center><center style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/BtweenTheCovers/020411_NOOK_VDay_02.jpg" /> &nbsp;</center><center style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">&nbsp;</center><center style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">&nbsp;</center><center style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Ok! Just learned about this today, so..... Here it goes:</center><center style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">There are fourteen blogs. Having fourteen giveaways. If you enter one of their giveaways AND win! You get an entry into the Nook Giveaway ( at least I think... It may vary from blog to blog)</center><center style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">So the more giveaways you enter the more chances to win a NOOK!!!! And also win the other awesome giveaways!&nbsp;</center><center style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Good Luck!</center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.betweenthecoversblog.net/2011/02/we-heart-nook-giveaway.html">Between the Covers</a></center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></center><br /><div style="color: white;"></div><div style="color: white; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><center style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.novelthoughtsblog.com/2011/02/lovely-valentines-giveaway.html">Novel Thoughts</a></center><center style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> &nbsp;</center><center style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://castergirls.com/nook-giveaway/">Caster Girls &amp; Boys</a> </center></div><div style="color: white;"></div><br /><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">&nbsp;</center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://inthe-outhouse.blogspot.com/2011/02/we-heart-giveaway.html">In the Outhouse</a></center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">&nbsp;</center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.hookedtobooks.com/2011/02/follower-love-giveaway-with-chance-to.html">Hooked to Books </a></center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">&nbsp;</center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.bookscompleteme.com/">Books Complete Me</a></center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1291561386"><br /></a></center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com/2011/02/follower-love-giveaway-hop.html">I'm a Reader, not a Writer</a></center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.wastepaperprose.com/2011/02/we-heart-nook-giveaway.html">Wastepaper Prose</a></center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.pageturnersblog.com/2010/01/blog-post.html">Page Turners</a></center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://fireandicephoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/we-love-nook-giveaway.html">Fire &amp; Ice</a></center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">&nbsp;</center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.forbiddenreviews.com/2011/02/we-heart-nook-giveaway.html">Forbidden Reviews&nbsp;</a></center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">&nbsp;</center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://readinglark.blogspot.com/2011/02/we-love-nook-giveaway.html">Reading Lark</a>&nbsp;</center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">&nbsp;</center><center style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.readingteen.net/2011/02/we-heart-nook-giveaway.html">Reading Teen </a></center><center style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">and I can't get the link to VLC Production!!!!&nbsp;</center><div style="color: black;"></div><div style="color: black;"></div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;"><br /><br /><center style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Go forth and enter!</center><center style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Ends today at 11:59PM </center><center style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Read, Write, Love</center><center style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Daisy</center></div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><center></center><center></center>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-39735620612439415202011-02-13T16:02:00.002-05:002011-07-31T21:20:16.994-04:00Dark Mirror<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8705693-dark-mirror" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dark Mirror (Dark Passage, #1)" height="400" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1291653622l/8705693.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText6994196322139036866">Lady Victoria Mansfield, youngest daughter of the Earl and <br />Countess of Fairmount, is destined for a charmed life. Soon she <br />will be presented during the London season, where she can choose a mate worthy of her status. <br /><br />Yet Tory has a shameful secret—a secret so powerful that, if <br />exposed, it could strip her of her position and disgrace her family forever. Tory’s blood is tainted…by magic. When a shocking accident forces Tory to demonstrate her despised skill, the secret she’s fought so hard to hide is revealed for all to see. She is immediately exiled to Lackland Abbey, a reform school for young men and women in her position. There she will learn to suppress her deplorable talents and maybe, if she’s one of the lucky ones, be able to return to society. <br /><br />But Tory’s life is about to change forever. All that she’s ever <br />known or considered important will be challenged. What lies <br />ahead is only the beginning of a strange and wonderful journey <br />into a world where destiny and magic come together, where true <br />love and friendship find her, and where courage and strength of <br />character are the only things that determine a young girl’s worth.</span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText6994196322139036866">*******</span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText6994196322139036866"> </span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText6994196322139036866">Dark Mirror was a nice young adult "debut" novel for M.J Putney</span>. Writing for adults is slightly different than writing for teens. But she pulled it off nicely. The only thing that I surprised me about this books was time travel... TIME TRAVEL!!!! I guess the cover hints at it, but my brain didn't make the connection. Although I'm not a big fan of time travel, it made for a interesting read. Two different wars to fight, magic to hide and to use in secret, and a sweet romance. But, the romance isn't <i>that</i> big in the story. Don't expect a lot from in that department. And I for one enjoyed that it wasn't the main focal point of the story like most YA today. My only compliant is that the characters weren't as real to me as... let's say Cassandra Clare's characters in Clockwork Angel. I didn't feel as if I knew them that well and it made them a little fuzzy. Good book and I'll have my eyes out and my ears open for the next installment.</div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;">Read, Write,&nbsp; Love</div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;">Daisy</div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-63612852488664728792011-02-04T19:43:00.000-05:002011-02-04T19:43:39.218-05:00Cover Love-- Uncommon Criminals<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Uncommon Criminals cover" class="mceItem" height="633" src="http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m616/AllyCarter1/UncommonCriminalsFINAL.jpg?t=1296701322" width="418" /></div><div style="padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;">UNCOMMON CRIMINALS: </div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;"><em>a Heist Society Novel</em></div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;">in stores June 21, 2011</div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;"><br /></div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;">Katarina Bishop has worn a lot of labels in her short life.&nbsp;Friend.&nbsp;Niece.&nbsp;Daughter.&nbsp;Thief.&nbsp; But for the last&nbsp;two months she’s simply been known as the girl who ran the crew that robbed the greatest museum in the world.&nbsp;That’s why Kat isn’t surprised when she’s asked to steal the infamous Cleopatra Emerald so it can be returned to its rightful owners. </div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;">There are only three problems.&nbsp; First, the gem hasn’t been seen in public in thirty years.&nbsp; Second, since the fall of the Egyptian empire and the suicide of Cleopatra, no one who holds the emerald keeps it for long, and in Kat’s world, history almost always repeats itself.&nbsp; But it’s the third problem that makes Kat’s crew the most nervous and that is simply… the emerald is cursed.</div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;">Kat might be in way over her head, but she’s not going down without a fight. After all she has her best friend—the gorgeous Hale—and the rest of her crew with her as they chase the Cleopatra around the globe, dodging curses, realizing that the same tricks and cons her family has used for centuries are useless this time.</div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;">Which means, this time, Katarina Bishop is making up her own rules.</div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;"><br /></div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;">Mini Excerpts:</div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;"><br /></div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;">"Talent, Katarina, is a dangerous thing."&nbsp; Uncle Eddie turned back to his stove, placed bacon onto cast iron, and when he spoke again it was in Russian and under his breath.</div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;"><br /></div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;">"There were always a million ways a job could go wrong but only one way to go right"</div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;"><br /></div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;"><br /></div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px; text-align: left;">Read, Write, Love</div><div style="padding-left: 60px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: white;">Daisy</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-85349324886845909582011-01-27T13:08:00.001-05:002011-01-27T13:08:52.233-05:00Books I've Read and Meaning to Review... BUT EXAMS!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dplrecommends.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/enthusiasm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="http://dplrecommends.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/enthusiasm.jpg" border="0" height="320" src="http://dplrecommends.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/enthusiasm.jpg" width="222" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fVSTvffvMMI/TTXucZCsCLI/AAAAAAAAALU/U8IotOC72CE/s1600/Somebody_Everybody_Listens_To.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Julie’s best friend, Ashleigh, is an enthusiast. Julie never knows what new obsession will catch Ashleigh’s fancy, but she does know she’s likely to be drawn into the madness.</a></div><div style="color: white;">Ashleigh’s latest craze is Julie’s own passion, Pride and Prejudice. But Ashleigh can’t just appreciate it as a great read; she insists on emulating the novel’s heroines, in speech, dress, and the most important element of all—finding True Love. And so Julie finds herself with Ashleigh, dressed in vintage frocks, sneaking into a dance at the local all-boys prep school, where they discover some likely candidates.</div><div style="color: white;">The problem with Ashleigh’s craze this time, however, is that there is only one Mr. Darcy. So when the girls get a part in the boys’ school musical, what follows is naturally equal parts comedy and romance, as a series of misinterpreted—and missed—signals, dating mishaps, and awkward incidents make Julie wonder if she has the heart for True Love. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: white; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fVSTvffvMMI/TTXucZCsCLI/AAAAAAAAALU/U8IotOC72CE/s1600/Somebody_Everybody_Listens_To.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fVSTvffvMMI/TTXucZCsCLI/AAAAAAAAALU/U8IotOC72CE/s1600/Somebody_Everybody_Listens_To.jpg" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fVSTvffvMMI/TTXucZCsCLI/AAAAAAAAALU/U8IotOC72CE/s1600/Somebody_Everybody_Listens_To.jpg" /></a></div><div style="color: white; text-align: center;">&nbsp;&nbsp; ********</div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;">&nbsp;Retta Lee Jones is blessed with a beautiful voice and has big dreams of leaving her tiny Tennessee hometown. With a beaten down car, a pocketful of hard-earned waitressing money, and stars in her eyes, Retta sets out to make it big in Nashville. But the road to success isn’t a smooth one in a town filled with dreamers, and Retta begins to have doubts: can she make her mark while staying true to herself?</div><div style="color: white;">From the breakout author of Artichoke’s Heart, this bighearted novel is a must-read for anyone who has ever chased a dream (or hummed along with Taylor Swift).</div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white; text-align: center;">******* </div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;">Like both and I mean to review them (and I will) but it's Exam week and I've been studying.&nbsp;</div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;">Read, Write,&nbsp; Love</div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;">Daisy</div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-266188184281600572011-01-19T16:08:00.002-05:002011-01-19T16:13:25.100-05:00Endless Summer: Jennifer Echols<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mMfdsnH1fyg/TD5KsyeEd7I/AAAAAAAAAGU/n6wtXi0DkXI/s1600/EndlessSummercover.jpg" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mMfdsnH1fyg/TD5KsyeEd7I/AAAAAAAAAGU/n6wtXi0DkXI/s1600/EndlessSummercover.jpg" /> </div><div style="color: white; text-align: center;">Two irresistible boys. One unforgettable summer. </div><div style="color: white; text-align: center;">Lori can’t wait for her summer at the lake. She loves wakeboarding and hanging with her friends--including the two hotties next door. With the Vader brothers, she's always been just one of the guys. Now that she’s turning sixteen, she wants to be seen as one of the girls, especially in the eyes of Sean, the older brother. But that’s not going to happen--not if the younger brother, Adam, can help it. </div><div style="color: white; text-align: center;">Lori plans to make Sean jealous by spending time with Adam. Adam has plans of his own for Lori. As the air heats up, so does this love triangle. Will Lori’s romantic summer melt into one hot mess?&nbsp;</div><div style="color: white; text-align: center;">*******</div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;"><br />I had recently read <u>Forget You</u> by Jennifer Echols and hoped to read more of her's in the future.&nbsp; So I picked up <u>Endless Summer</u>, challenged myself to read it in two days ( which I did!). I loved the beginning book, <u>The Boys Next Door</u>, and instantley loved Adam and hated Sean. Great characters and premise. Loved the scenes between Adam and Lori and I wanted more. But( and you knew a big BUT was coming) at the end of the first book ( if you hadn't guessed yet, there are two books wrapped into Endless Summer) there was closure that signaled the tale had ended. However, Jennifer Echols made a sequel. I was excited, but weary to read it; with good reasons.&nbsp; In my opinion, the second book was pointless. It makes Adam seem worse than he is and just adds more drama and needless heartbreak. That's just me. So if you find yourself questioning if you want to read "Part Two" of the book. Don't. You'll find you liked it better.</div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;">Read, Write, Love</div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;">Daisy</div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-47274852947375347252011-01-12T16:22:00.001-05:002011-01-12T16:25:42.768-05:00Delirium Giveaway!<div style="color: white; text-align: center;"><img alt="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SqksU3iFwXs/TSGmiWNCynI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/VnQkYdUeNvI/s1600/delirium.jpg" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SqksU3iFwXs/TSGmiWNCynI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/VnQkYdUeNvI/s640/delirium.jpg" width="423" /><span class="reviewText" id="freeText10391850550930436153"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span></div><div style="color: white; text-align: center;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText10391850550930436153"><span style="font-style: italic;">Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love - the deliria - blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the governments demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy. </span></span> <span class="reviewText" id="freeText10391850550930436153"> </span> <span class="reviewText" id="freeText10391850550930436153"><span style="font-style: italic;">But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love.</span></span> </div><div style="color: white; text-align: center;">**********</div><div style="color: white;">Lauren Oliver is giving away 5 SIGNED copies of Delirium! All you have to is go <a href="http://laurenoliverbooks.blogspot.com/2011/01/delirium-has-just-one-question-for-you.html">here</a> to Lauren's blog and see the details on the giveaway. Be sure to also check out the other Giveaway at <a href="http://deliriouslyfalling.blogspot.com/2011/01/huge-pre-order-contest.html">Deliriously Falling!</a> Both end at the end of the month. So what are you waiting for? GO ENTER NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;">Read, Write,&nbsp; Love</div><div style="color: white;">Daisy</div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-75593390842941281372011-01-10T16:37:00.001-05:002011-02-15T16:50:03.828-05:00Losing Faith<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9uN1hVuxlvo/TGCle81_IgI/AAAAAAAABI0/ri4rGIUixxs/s1600/losing+faith.jpg" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9uN1hVuxlvo/TGCle81_IgI/AAAAAAAABI0/ri4rGIUixxs/s320/losing+faith.jpg" width="220" /></div><br /><br /><span class="reviewText" id="freeText15868761049941744150">&nbsp;&nbsp; <img alt="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t7d2WIW1Aps/TPlOKwInJkI/AAAAAAAAF-E/bRf1G46pmZ8/s1600/losingfaith.jpg" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t7d2WIW1Aps/TPlOKwInJkI/AAAAAAAAF-E/bRf1G46pmZ8/s320/losingfaith.jpg" width="212" /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText15868761049941744150"> <span style="color: white;">A terrible secret. A terrible fate.</span></span><br /><div style="color: white;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText15868761049941744150"> When Brie's sister, Faith, dies suddenly, Brie's world falls apart. As she goes through the bizarre and devastating process of mourning the sister she never understood and barely even liked, everything in her life seems to spiral farther and farther off course. Her parents are a mess, her friends don’t know how to treat her, and her perfect boyfriend suddenly seems anything but. </span></div><div style="color: white;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText15868761049941744150"> As Brie settles into her new normal, she encounters more questions than closure: Certain facts about the way Faith died just don't line up. Brie soon uncovers a dark and twisted secret about Faith’s final night...a secret that puts her own life in danger.</span></div></div><div style="color: white; text-align: center;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText15868761049941744150">&nbsp;</span><span class="reviewText" id="freeText15868761049941744150">*********</span></div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText15868761049941744150">Losing Faith was a book that threw me for a loop. It was not at all what I had expected, but even with that I still loved it. Cute Boys named Alice-- err, I mean Alis. The thought of suicide in the air and the new surprising friend Brie finds in a girl dressed in black. It was a refreshing read that would appeal to anyone and I would recommend it. Can't really tell you a lot without spoiling it, I can only encourage you to give it a try.</span></div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;"></div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText15868761049941744150">Read, Write, Love</span></div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText15868761049941744150">Daisy&nbsp; </span></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: right;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=101d4714-6e62-4150-8e4c-339a083a5fd7" style="border: medium none; float: right;" /></a></div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-5377506911493556932011-01-09T10:26:00.002-05:002011-01-09T10:29:17.463-05:00Cover Revealed! Passion by Lauren Kate<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yf0hnA9L-YM/TSXpKsdDfaI/AAAAAAAADuM/-gH441OhWMk/s1600/Passion.jpg" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yf0hnA9L-YM/TSXpKsdDfaI/AAAAAAAADuM/-gH441OhWMk/s400/Passion.jpg" width="297" /></div><br /><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeTextContainer11314615571673735468">Before Luce and Daniel met at Sword &amp; Cross and fought immortals at Shoreline, they lived many lives. . . .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeTextContainer11314615571673735468">&nbsp;</span><span class="reviewText" id="freeTextContainer11314615571673735468"> **********</span></div>Lauren Kate revealed the cover for Passion, the third book to the Fallen Series.&nbsp; Love it and can't wait to read it!</div><br /><br />Read, Write, Love<br />Daisy</div><br /><br /><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=4b38fd3a-4503-44f2-ac0d-8c8b57762c0d" style="border: medium none; float: right;" /></a></div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-69350309569590510592011-01-09T10:18:00.000-05:002011-01-09T10:18:48.715-05:00The Educatoin of Hailey Kendrick<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8a91IIaA7mM/TSSnqRXnSzI/AAAAAAAADYs/39SfF4LxsOw/s1600/Hailey%2BFinal%2BCover.jpg" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8a91IIaA7mM/TSSnqRXnSzI/AAAAAAAADYs/39SfF4LxsOw/s400/Hailey%2BFinal%2BCover.jpg" width="263" /></div><br /><span style="color: white;">Hailey Kendrick always does exactly what's expected of her. She has the right friends, dates the perfect boy, gets good grades, and follows all the rules. But one night, Hailey risks everything by breaking a very big rule in a very public way...and with a very unexpected partner in crime. Hailey gets caught, but her accomplice does not, and Hailey takes the fall for both of them. </span><div style="color: white;"> </div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;">Suddenly, Hailey's perfect life--and her reputation--are blowing up in her face. Her friends are all avoiding her. Her teachers don't trust her. Her boyfriend won't even speak to her for long enough to tell her that she's been dumped.</div><div style="color: white;"> They say honesty is the best policy--but some secrets are worth keeping, no matter the cost. Or are they?&nbsp;</div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white; text-align: center;">********** </div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;">Another great chick flick. Just like Anna and the French Kiss, The Education of Hailey Kendrick leaves you laughing and drooling over hot boys. But Anna and the French Kiss doesn't have paparazzi making her out to be some cruel, heartless ex-girlfriend and doesn't go to school with candy corporation heiress. Or does Anna have to clean the school with a hunk for detention. Hailey is a funny character and I liked how we got to see her change from a bud to a full bloom flower, while she under goes these sudden and humorous events that will change her forever. Great book over all and can't wait to see what Eileen Cook will write up next.</div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: white; text-align: left;">Read, Write, Love</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: white;">Daisy</span></div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-69160890887139783902011-01-08T15:45:00.001-05:002011-01-08T15:48:57.352-05:00Prom and Prejudice<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_C4xEiZ1g8g4/TRkE1AotRQI/AAAAAAAAGpk/_vpWjo-EkqA/s1600/Prom_and_Prejudice.jpg" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_C4xEiZ1g8g4/TRkE1AotRQI/AAAAAAAAGpk/_vpWjo-EkqA/s400/Prom_and_Prejudice.jpg" width="263" /></div><br /><br /><div style="color: white;">After winter break, the girls at the very prestigious Longbourn Academy become obsessed with the prom. Lizzie Bennet, who attends Longbourn on a scholarship, isn’t interested in designer dresses and expensive shoes, but her best friend, Jane, might be — especially now that Charles Bingley is back from a semester in London.<br /><br />Lizzie is happy about her friend’s burgeoning romance but less than impressed by Charles’s friend, Will Darcy, who’s snobby and pretentious. Darcy doesn’t seem to like Lizzie either, but she assumes it’s because her family doesn’t have money. Clearly, Will Darcy is a pompous jerk — so why does Lizzie find herself drawn to him anyway?<br /><br />Will Lizzie’s pride and Will’s prejudice keep them apart? Or are they a prom couple in the making? Whatever the result, Elizabeth Eulberg, author of The Lonely Hearts Club, has concocted a very funny, completely stylish delight for any season — prom or otherwise.<br />**************</div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;">I thought the Lonely Heart's Club was a great read and I can surely say this one is too. The only thing I wished the author had done was add a few extra chapters to the end. Will is darling ( some of the time),&nbsp; Jane is lovely and kind, and Lizzie is talented and funny. Surprising twists in the story keep you on your toes and laughing through out this delightful read. Bravo , Elizabeth Eulberg. Bravo.</div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;">Read, Write Love</div><span style="color: white;">Daisy</span>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-45693036013132442042011-01-07T21:50:00.002-05:002011-01-08T15:50:37.096-05:00Personal Demons<img alt="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zr7cBUywa2M/TM4B3WI0REI/AAAAAAAAA88/ZM_3jWNFhKs/s1600/Personal20Demons20by20Lisa20Desrochers.jpg" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zr7cBUywa2M/TM4B3WI0REI/AAAAAAAAA88/ZM_3jWNFhKs/s400/Personal20Demons20by20Lisa20Desrochers.jpg" width="265" /><br /><br /><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;">If you had to choose between Heaven and Hell, which would it be?</div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;">Are you sure about that...?</div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;">Frannie Cavanaugh is a good Catholic girl with a wicked streak. She's spent years keeping everyone at a distance--even her closest friends--and it seems her senior year will be more of the same...until Luc Cain enrolls in her class. No one knows where he came from, but Frannie can't seem to stay away from him. What she doesn't know is that Luc works in Acquisitions--for Hell--and she possesses a unique skill set that has the king of Hell tingling with anticipation. All Luc has to do is get her to sin, and he's as tempting as they come. Frannie doesn't stand a chance.</div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;">Unfortunately for Luc, Heaven has other plans, and the angel, Gabe, is going to do whatever it takes to make sure that Luc doesn't get what he came for. And it isn't long before they find themselves fighting for more than just her soul.</div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;">But if Luc fails, there will be Hell to pay...for all of them. </div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;">Sounds interesting, right? It is and nicely written and over all a good debut novel for Lisa Desrochers. The characters are real and vivid. BUT and my only BUT is that the book only had two perspectives instead of three: Frannie, Luc, and Gabe. Yet, there is only Frannie's and Luc's. Which saddens me because I would have liked there to be some suspense in the love triangle (a satisfying one no less). Hopefully in the next installment, she'll allow us a peak inside Gabe's head to even out the playing field.</div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;">Enough about romance! The book keeps a fast past after the first chapters are done painting the characters and the setting.&nbsp; Villains from Hell come to visit after Luc falls for Frannie while Gabe's trying to convince Frannie to forgive herself and falls as well.</div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;">Interesting "things" that the author put into the story such as Luc smelling certain fragrances to mean different emotions. Who know chocolate meant love! I liked how it played into the story and made it flow nicely and didn't point blank tell you the characters emotions. Frannie practice Judo for years, so without that power, Luc would have a hell of a time reading her ( did you see my pun ;) ?). </div><div style="color: white;">Four out of Five stars from me</div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;">Read, Write, Love</div><div style="color: white;">Daisy</div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-43263780675133902912011-01-07T21:31:00.001-05:002011-01-07T21:51:58.774-05:00Uncommon Criminals blurb!<div style="color: white;">Just thought I'd post this on here. Loved Heist Society. Can't wait for Uncommon Criminals.</div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;">UNCOMMON CRIMINALS: </div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;"><i>a Heist Society Novel</i></div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;">in stores June 21, 2011</div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;"><br /></div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;">Katarina Bishop has worn a lot of labels in her short life.&nbsp;Friend.&nbsp;Niece.&nbsp;Daughter.&nbsp;Thief.&nbsp; But for the last&nbsp;two months she’s simply been known as the girl who ran the crew that robbed the greatest museum in the world.&nbsp;That’s why Kat isn’t surprised when she’s asked to steal the infamous Cleopatra Emerald so it can be returned to its rightful owners. </div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;">There are only three problems.&nbsp; First, the gem hasn’t been seen in public in thirty years.&nbsp; Second, since the fall of the Egyptian empire and the suicide of Cleopatra, no one who holds the emerald keeps it for long, and in Kat’s world, history almost always repeats itself.&nbsp; But it’s the third problem that makes Kat’s crew the most nervous and that is simply… the emerald is cursed.</div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;">Kat might be in way over her head, but she’s not going down without a fight. After all she has her best friend—the gorgeous Hale—and the rest of her crew with her as they chase the Cleopatra around the globe, dodging curses, realizing that the same tricks and cons her family has used for centuries are useless this time.</div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;">Which means, this time, Katarina Bishop is making up her own rules.</div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px;"><br /></div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px; text-align: left;">&nbsp;Read, Write, Love,</div><div style="color: white; padding-left: 60px; text-align: left;">Daisy</div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-70627048528186004512010-12-24T13:49:00.003-05:002011-02-15T16:52:10.818-05:00The Lighting Thief<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img height="400" id="il_fi" src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:Ii_B5c8V-wzW0M:http://www.cosasdelcine.es/images/Trailer_The_Lightning_Thief.jpg&amp;t=1" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="266" /></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: white;">Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school...again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.</span><br /><span style="color: white;">Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves. </span><br /><span style="color: white;">With cover art from the major motion picture, this first installment of Rick Riordan's best-selling series is a non-stop thrill-ride and a classic of mythic proportions.</span><br /><span style="color: white;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: white;">I absolutely love this series. It was the series that got me to read and it happened quite by accident and in the end my brother was angry. However, he had to live with it and i couldn't live without it. Percy thrust into a Greek mythology world and you have a best-seller. The story flows and has nice scenes with Percy falling hundreds of feet while on fire, Grover and his flying shoes, and Annabeth riding the Ride of Love ( something along those lines)&nbsp;with Percy at an abandon amusement park.&nbsp; In the end it will leave you hungry for more and it will only get better from there.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: white;">Read, Write, Love</span><br /><span style="color: white;">Daisy</span> <br /><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=be63ed18-5c9d-45a7-b8f1-11f95f7f0ecf" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; float: right;" /></a></div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-15495332124346416062010-12-24T13:39:00.001-05:002010-12-24T13:39:37.724-05:00Only the Good Spy Young<img height="400" id="il_fi" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3e_8Q8s6MMY/TGVJk-TuvEI/AAAAAAAAB24/MPb6PGP8rmw/s400/4.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="269" /><br /><span style="color: white;">When Cammie Morgan enrolled at the Gallagher Academy, she knew she was preparing for the dangerous life of a spy. What she didn’t know was that the serious, real-life danger would start during her junior year of high school. But that’s exactly what happened two months ago when Cammie faced off against an ancient terrorist organization dead set on kidnapping her.</span><br /><span style="color: white;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: white;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: white;">Now the danger follows her everywhere, and even Cammie “The Chameleon” can’t hide. When a terrifying encounter in London reveals that one of her most-trusted allies is actually a rogue double-agent, Cammie no longer knows if she can trust her classmates, her teachers—or even her own heart.</span><br /><span style="color: white;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: white;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: white;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: white;">In this fourth installment of the New York Times best-selling series, the Gallagher Girls must hack, spy, steal, and lie their way to the truth.as they go searching for answers, recognizing that the key to Cammie’s future may lie deep in the past.</span><br /><span style="color: white;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: white;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: white;">For thoose&nbsp;who haven't read any of the Gallagher Girl Books, I highly recommand them to anyone over the age of ten. Spies, secrets, and hot boys. Who doesn't what to read this series? Anway, Only the Good Spy Young is the forth in the series and it leaves you&nbsp;with a HUGE cliffhanger. In the story, there is a lot of Zach and one very, very bad sercert that he has kept from Cammie. Sadly, one of our favorate characters is not who they say&nbsp;they&nbsp;were, which may please you or tick you off. It is darker the than the others, but it's still very good. and makes the series grow as a whole. I wish Cammie the best of luck in the next installment which&nbsp;will be in bookstores near you in early 2012!</span><br /><span style="color: white;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: white;">Read, Write, Love</span><br /><span style="color: white;">Daisy</span>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-15214885971165459462010-12-19T21:06:00.002-05:002010-12-19T21:16:54.666-05:00Winner!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0803733976/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&amp;n=283155&amp;s=books" style="color: #fff1cf; text-decoration: underline;" target="AmazonHelp"><img alt="Sapphique" border="0" height="400" id="prodImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51mbHnF7TSL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.496094) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0803733976/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&amp;n=283155&amp;s=books" style="color: #fff1cf; text-decoration: underline;" target="AmazonHelp"></a></span>As always the winner was picked using Random.org................ But first before annoucning the winner, I want to thank everyone for entering the contest and hello to all those new followers! Hope your Christmas or Hanukkah is wonderful! The winner is&nbsp;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15206089874019184766" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Stephanie</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">&nbsp;</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">! Either she is very lucky or Random.org is biased ;) I've packaged it up for her and shipping it tomorrow! Congrats once again and happy holidays!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Read, Write, Love</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Daisy</span>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-61107510343771511722010-12-04T15:50:00.001-05:002010-12-04T18:04:34.701-05:00Sapphique ARC Giveaway&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0803733976/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&amp;n=283155&amp;s=books" onclick="return amz_js_PopWin(this.href,'AmazonHelp','width=700,height=600,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,toolbar=0,status=1');" target="AmazonHelp"><img alt="Sapphique" border="0" height="400" id="prodImage" onload="if (typeof uet == 'function') { uet('af'); }" onmouseover="" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51mbHnF7TSL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" width="400" /></a>&nbsp; <span id="prodImageCaption"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;">The only one who escaped&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;. And the one who could destroy them all. <br /><br />Incarceron, the living prison, has lost one of its inmates to the outside world: Finn’s escaped, only to find that Outside is not at all what he expected. Used to the technologically advanced, if violently harsh, conditions of the prison, Finn is now forced to obey the rules of Protocol, which require all people to live without technology. To Finn, Outside is just a prison of another kind, especially when Claudia, the daughter of the prison’s warden, declares Finn the lost heir to the throne. When another claimant emerges, both Finn’s and Claudia’s very lives hang on Finn convincing the Court of something that even he doesn’t fully believe.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Finn’s oathbrother Keiro and his friend Attia are still trapped inside Incarceron. They are searching for a magical glove, which legend says Sapphique used to escape. To find it, they must battle the prison itself, because Incarceron wants the glove too.</div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;">Awesome!!! If you want it to be yours before the hoilday's better you enter! Same as always.&nbsp;</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">( This may get confusing, but don't worry I'll explain!)</span></b></span><br /><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><ol><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span">You must leave a comment, giving me your e-mail, twitter name ( If you have one) and extra entries</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span">Each entry ( including the one you get for just entering) must have a number.</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span">The number you will start with will be determined by the number LAST posted. &nbsp;( e.g Last posted 120, you start at 121...)</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span">This is only for U.S ( sorry), I'm poor at the moment)</span></li></span></ol><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span> </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">EXTRA ENTRIES:</span></b></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Tweet: +2 ( must have @bookpyscho* or will not count) *I know it's spelled wrong. You can tweet every 24 hours.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Blog post: +5 (Leave link please)</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Sidebar: +3 ( Leave link please)</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Follower: New +2 , &nbsp;Old +5</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span">&nbsp;</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">( Bef<span style="color: white;">ore this Giveaway)</span></span></span><br /><div style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">So..</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span">.. here's an <span style="font-size: large;">example</span> </span></span></div></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The person before had posted the number 69 last so....</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Daisy</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Email: blah ( at) &nbsp;g-mail ( dot) com</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Twitter: @blahtwitter</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">#70, 71 Tweeted: +2&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">#73,74,75,76,77 Blog: +5 Link</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">#78 &amp; 79:&nbsp;New Follower: +2</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">#80:Just to enter: 1!</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">P.S</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"> you can also leave the numbers at the bottom like so: # 70,71,72.. etc</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The next person that comments will began at 81! FYI, if you tweet the next day start a new comment and number them accordingly ( if the person before you put 40... you put 41).&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper" style="color: white; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Hope that makes sense, if not, e-mail me at dambloggers@gmail.com with any questions. Let the contest begin!&nbsp;</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">**********</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">(Copied off Nightshade Giveaway</span></span></div></div><div style="color: white;">Giveaway ends on the the 18th!</div><div style="color: white;">Read, Write, Love</div><span style="color: white;">Daisy</span>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787129266807067453.post-79699940778399098402010-12-03T17:14:00.003-05:002010-12-03T17:23:40.777-05:00Stephine's Matched Review<div style="color: white;">As promised to all winners, we asked that they give us a review if they don't mind and here is Stephine's of Matched....</div><h2 class="date-header" style="color: white;">Tuesday, November 30, 2010</h2><div style="color: white;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4787129266807067453&amp;postID=7969994077839909840" name="3619994262368372845"></a> </div><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="color: white;">Matched by Ally Condie </h3><div class="post-header" style="color: white;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: white; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1271825176l/7735333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1271825176l/7735333.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I went into <i>Matched</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> with almost no expectations. I’ve read a couple of blogger reviews in which the reviewer was disappointed because the book didn’t live up to the hype. I think this is completely unfair criticism; hype is generated by a marketing machine which has very little connection to the actual product. It’s a strange world we live in when books are hyped for a year or more before their release: it would be difficult for any book to stand up to that kind of expectation. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">I’m really glad I avoided expectation because I was quite happy with what I read. <i>Matched</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> is a book with potential broad appeal, the kind of story that will get readers talking and excited for the subsequent books. The story centers around<i> </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cassia, a seventeen-year-old girl who lives in a futuristic society in which young people get “matched” with a mate chosen for them in order to ensure a healthy gene pool. But, there’s a complication and Cassia is left wondering who her match should be: lifelong friend Xander or quiet outsider Ky. <br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cassia is a likable narrator who evolves in a satisfying way through the course of the book. <i>Matched </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">has definite shades of <i>The Giver</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> (more than <i>The Hunger Games</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">, in my opinion)—both <i>Matched </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">and <i>The Giver</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> center around a young protagonist living happily and obliviously in a very controlled universe until they learn their carefully choreographed world has a darker underbelly. I’m a fan of this storytelling device; it’s such an efficient metaphor for growing up, which makes it particularly well-suited to YA. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Don’t expect this to be an action-packed, heart-racing dystopian. Comparisons to <i>The Hunger Games</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> might get people into the bookstore, but these readers may be disappointed with how domestic and slow-paced <i>Matched </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">may seem in comparison. It’s a story of emotional and thought-driven drama, not action. I tend to enjoy quiet books more than action-driven books, so this didn’t detract from my enjoyment of <i>Matched</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A big draw for young readers will surely be the romantic storyline. Again, I think this book has been misrepresented in that aspect; some of the marketing hype I’ve heard has revolved around talk of Team Xander vs. Team Ky. This is completely counter to what actually occurs in the book. By the end, there is no ambiguity about whom Cassia loves—she’s made up her mind and the other guy’s not even in the running. I found Cassia’s surety pretty refreshing. I have a big problem with the increase in “Team” books in YA literature of late. Yes, the participatory aspect of this is fun, but I also think it’s dangerously reductive. A protagonist’s identity should never depend on a romantic attachment (<i>cough—Twilight—cough</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">). In real life, if a girl had that much difficulty figuring out what she wanted, she shouldn’t be in a relationship at all; she needs time to herself to mature and decide who she wants to be, not who her boyfriend should be. I appreciated that, by the end of <i>Matched</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">, Cassia knew her own mind, knew what she wanted, and was prepared to fight for it. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I’m still trying to sort out <i>Matched</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">’s message. Maybe it’s a little too early to tell; <i>Matched </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">is the first in a projected trilogy. I am definitely a little wary of a book in which a young girl basically comes of age as a result of her relationship with a boy. However, the end of the book has Cassia acting on her own and, even though her main objective is to be with the boy she loves, she’s fairly proactive and independent. Cassia has the potential to become a fighter—she might not be Katniss Everdeen yet, but she has the definite potential to evolve to a Katniss-level of fierceness by the conclusion of the series. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In general, I think this was a fine first installment of a series that has the potential to be great. The subsequent books in the series could really go in any direction; I know where I hope the author takes us, and where I pray she doesn’t. This is the kind of broad book that will appeal to a diversity of readers and, as a result, will probably not satisfy everyone. I very much enjoyed this first installment and am really hopeful for the forthcoming books in the series.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks to the <a href="http://dambloggers.blogspot.com/">Talk is Cheap</a> book blog for the contest in which I won my copy of <i>Matched</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"></div><div style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now I’m passing my copy on to one of you! Check back tomorrow for a contest to win my copy of <i>Matched</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">!&nbsp;</span></div><div style="color: white;"><br /></div><div style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Go and enter! Here's the link: <a href="http://stephanieoakes.blogspot.com/2010/12/matched-arc-giveaway.html%20">Here</a>.&nbsp; For those who have already read it, how'd you like it?</span></div><div style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Read, Write, Love </span></div><div style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Daisy</span></div>DAMgirls: Daisy, Autumn, and Maysiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900787748547922295noreply@blogger.com0